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Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to early 2nd century CE. A delicate example of a baby feeder that is free-blown from translucent glass of a soft yellow-green color. The apple-shaped body has a concave base with a pontil scar, a rounded shoulder that tapers to form the squat, cylindrical neck, the protruding base of a conical feeder spout, and a flared rim on top. Laterally spouted vessels like this example were used to feed infants by pouring the food through the spout and into the mouth of the baby. Scattered areas of silvery and rainbow iridescence create a visually appealing presentation for this ancient composition. Size: 3" W x 4" H (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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#157481

  • Condition: Old loss to tip of feeding spout as shown. Minor encrustations to base, body, spout, and rim, with micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and light weathering film, otherwise intact and very good. Light iridescence throughout. Nice pontil scar on base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.

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